Bayelsa police arrest 5 suspected kidnappers

The police in Bayelsa on Thursday said detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping/Anti-Vice Unit had arrested five suspected kidnappers.

Mr Asinim Butswat, a DSP, and the spokesman of the state police command, made this known in an interview.

Butswat said officials of the unit stormed a hotel premises in Swali community, Yenagoa, following a tip-off and arrested the suspects.

He said the suspects were planning to launch an attack on a yet-to-be identified location.

According to him, the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation. (NAN)